Section 31.01.01.263 - OFFICIAL NOTICE01.Matters That May Be Officially Noticed. The Commission may officially note at hearing and in its orders:a. Its own orders, notices, rules, certificates and permits, and those of any other regulatory agency, state or federal;b. Matters of common knowledge, technical, financial, or scientific facts established and published in accepted authorities or in the Commission's specialized knowledge, and matters judicially noticeable; andc. Data in periodic reports utilities filed with the Commission or federal regulatory agencies.02.Procedure for Taking Official Notice. When officially noting on its own motion matters described in Rule 263.01.b.(2) or 263.01.c. or adjudicative facts under Rule 263.01.b.(3) of this rule, the Commission will give the parties appropriate opportunity to respond or refute such matters noticed. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties and approved by the presiding officer, parties requesting the Commission to take official notice of documents must submit those documents to the Commission as prescribed in Rule 262.Idaho Admin. Code r. 31.01.01.263